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1. VISION
The provision of high quality, accessible and affordable
English for Speakers of Other Languages (
ESOL) is key to supporting the Scottish
Executive's ambitions of growing the economy and of
encouraging active citizenship in a diverse and pluralistic
society. We recognise the vital contribution which New
Scots and settled minority ethnic communities make to our
society and in the Scottish labour market. Therefore, the
vision of this strategy is:
That all Scottish residents
1 for whom English is not a first language have
the opportunity to access high quality English language
provision so that they can acquire the language skills
to enable them to participate in Scottish life: in the
workplace, through further study, within the family,
the local community, Scottish society and the economy.
These language skills are central to giving people a
democratic voice and supporting them to contribute to
the society in which they live.residents
1 for whom English is not a first language have
the opportunity to access high quality English language
provision so that they can acquire the language skills
to enable them to participate in Scottish life: in the
workplace, through further study, within the family,
the local community, Scottish society and the economy.
These language skills are central to giving people a
democratic voice and supporting them to contribute to
the society in which they live.
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